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These are A-grade black tourmaline in quartz crystal vases from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Tourmalinated quartz forms when black schorl tourmaline crystallises inside a quartz matrix, exposing blade cross-sections wherever it is cut. Each vase runs 5-6 inches at Mohs 7-7.5, fully natural and untreated, with a removable tube insert holding the water. A favorite protection stone for entryways.
For quiet protection.
Learn what Black Tourmaline Crystals & Stones is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Black Tourmaline Crystals & Stones Crystal Guide.
This is tourmalinated quartz: black schorl tourmaline that grew inside a quartz matrix rather than beside it. The two minerals are locked together.
The blades run in every direction through the block. Cut it anywhere and you get a cross-section through that tangle, which is why no two faces match and why the pattern looks drawn on.
These vases are cut and hollowed from solid blocks sourced in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Black tourmaline is the protection stone people reach for most, traditionally worked with for grounding and for putting a boundary around a space. Held in quartz, it is often described as protection with the volume of quartz behind it. It is linked to the root chakra.
If that resonates, the traditional placement is by the door, where the house meets everything else.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
A starting place for your own quiet practice.
